The Sri Lankan government continued to block access to Facebook, Whats App and Viber despite the lifting of the curfew in villages affected by the anti Muslim violence.
Social media websites were blocked by the government on March 7 following attacks against Muslims carried out by Sinhala Buddhist mobs.
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) said the decision to continue the suspension was made at the request of the Ministry of Defence.
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